Theliderma metanevra
Appearance
Theliderma metanevra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Theliderma |
Species: | T. metanevra
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Binomial name | |
Theliderma metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Synonyms | |
Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Theliderma metanevra, common name the monkeyface, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
It is native to the eastern United States, where it lives in large to medium-sized rivers. Although it has been extirpated from certain sections of its range, it is still widespread and fairly common.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Quadrula metanevra". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2016.